generalities
英 [ˌdʒɛnəˈrælɪtiz]
美 [ˌdʒɛnəˈrælətiz]
n. 概述; 概论; 通则; 主体; 大多数; 大部分; 一般性; 普遍性; 笼统
generality的复数
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 概括；概述；总述
Ageneralityis a general statement that covers a range of things, rather than being concerned with specific instances.- I'll start with some generalities and then examine a few specific examples...
我首先进行概述，然后会分析几个实例。 - He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.
他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。
- I'll start with some generalities and then examine a few specific examples...
- N-UNCOUNT 一般性；普遍性；笼统
Thegeneralityof a statement or description is the fact that it is a general one, rather than a specific, detailed one.- That there are problems with this kind of definition is hardly surprising, given its level of generality.
由于其笼统性，不难料想这种定义会存在问题。
- That there are problems with this kind of definition is hardly surprising, given its level of generality.
- QUANT 主体；大多数
If someone refers tothe generality ofa group of people, they mean the majority of that group.- When the generality of the electorate is doing badly, the mood will grow pessimistic.
当多数选民都不予以支持时，情绪就会变得悲观起来。
- When the generality of the electorate is doing badly, the mood will grow pessimistic.
双语例句
- All customs have generalities and specialties, color as a part of nature can be a carrier of customs to some extent.
各文化习俗都用它的共同性和特殊性，某种程度上来说，颜色可以成为习俗的载体。 - Numbers and metrics speak louder than words. Vague generalities are the kryptonite of a resume.
数字和指标比文字更有说服力，而笼统模糊的描述则是一份简历最大的软肋。 - In that context, the result of an eleven-month consultation – three pages of generalities – is disappointing.
在这种背景下，为期11个月磋商所产生的结果三页纸的概括条文令人失望。 - He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.
他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。 - But if the letter provides only generalities ( e.g.," Her English is excellent "versus" Her term paper on X was the best in the class"), it is likely to have little effect.
但是，如果推荐信只是给出泛泛的评价，其作用恐怕就微乎其微（请比较“她的英语很出色”与“她在某科的期末论文是班里最好的”，后者更为具体）。 - He's fond of dealing in generalities.
他老是喜欢搞些抽象的概念。 - My hands were tied. I could not talk in specifics or generalities.
我的手脚给束缚住了。我既不能具体地谈，也不能笼统地说。 - Despite this diversity and the fact that certain organisms can grow at extremes of the pH scale, generalities can be made.
纵然有差异而事实上有些生物是可以在极端的酸碱度范围上生长，仍可以得到一些归纳结果。 - His speech was superficial and full of generalities.
他的发言内容浮泛。 - It was an innocuous remark; confined himself to innocuous generalities; unobjectionable behavior.
那是一个无伤大雅的评注；以不得罪人的原则约束自己；无伤大雅的行为。